Career
He became the first surfing millionaire after signing a contract with Quiksilver in 1989. Carroll made the finals of the 1979 Pipe Masters as a world tour rookie, finishing 24th in the world that same year. In 1985, he boycotted the South African leg of the tour in protest against apartheid (source: ) and subsequently fell behind Tom Curren.
Carroll finished 2nd the following year.
In 1988, he made history again by becoming the first surfer to secure a million dollar contract (with Quiksilver). He finished third that year and again in 1991 (taking the Triple Crown the same year) before retiring in 1993.
In total, Carroll took 26 career world tour wins, three Pipe Masters victories (87, 90, and 91), and two world titles. Carroll and fellow Australian big wave surfer Ross Clarke-Jones currently travel the world searching for large swells for the Discovery Channel television series Storm Surfers.
In 2012, he appeared in Storm Surfers 3D.